# NTSB NYC67D0480: Piper PA-28, N5483Z, Millcreek, PA, December 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1966
- Place: Millcreek, PA · MILLCREEK, PA
- Location: 40.4370° N, 77.9310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mill Creek, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4370&lon=-77.9310&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0480
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0480

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4005  66/12/17   MILLCREEK PA        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N5483Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT ERIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      280
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           29                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND 280 DEGREES GUSTY TO 29 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5483Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5483Z-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 22-9265 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Erie

## Other investigations on N5483Z (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73AN101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN101), Jan 13, 1973: Piper PA-22 (N5483Z), Edgewater, MD, destroyed
- [NTSB NYC69D0021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0021), Jun 15, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N5483Z), Ambler, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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